There is a mysterious abandoned villa named "Regal" on Huyuan Road in Xiamen. What story is hidden behind it?

Xiamen Huyuan Road 14 is an ancient villa named "Regal". Looking through the rusty iron gate during the day, there are fallen leaves and dense trees everywhere, and the vicissitudes are like haunted houses.

Photo courtesy of what Xiamen saw and heard.

Looking around this "Regal" villa, the geographical position here is very superior, and it is surrounded by Xiamen No.1 Middle School, Xiamen Hotel, Thai Consulate General in Xiamen, Xiamen Martyrs Cemetery, East Gate of Botanical Garden, Xiamen Railway Culture Park, Xiamen 174 Hospital, Xiamen Zhongshan Park, Zhongshan Road Station of xiamen metro 1 Line and Xiamen Experimental Primary School. But it is such a prime location, but there is such a gloomy villa, which is a place with stories.

About the story behind this villa, there are many stories in Xiamen local forum: 1, netizen-Xiao:

Legend has it that it was once one of the richest seafood restaurants in Xiamen, and its business was booming. One night, a fire broke out, causing a lot of casualties. Since then, there have been legends of ghosts in the rivers and lakes. It should be vacant for decades after renovation.

2. Netizen-I don't understand Ou Ye:

When I was a child, I used to live across the street. In the early 1980s, it was called Regal Seafood Restaurant, which was very beautiful. A few years after its opening, it was swallowed up by a fire one night. It is not clear how many people were killed and why. Not everything was reported in those days. It has been empty for more than 30 years, and no one has repaired it.

Photo courtesy of what Xiamen has seen and heard.

3. Netizen-the elephant sleeps beside me:

This house used to be my father's menstrual home. I should call my aunt. My father is almost 70 years old now. He used to go there to play when he was a child. The descendants of the rich went abroad and didn't contact him.

It is also the first time that some netizens said that seafood restaurants were on fire in the 1980s.

4. Netizen-Ren Yusheng:

I remember eating it once in elementary school. More than 30 years have passed.

5. User Administrator:

It used to be a restaurant, and the house was my own. However, they are all in Singapore and Malaysia. At that time, the Xiamen government always wanted to take back the state-owned, but the owner of the house had money and background before.

Now the problem is more complicated because the old owner has passed away. Their descendants are all abroad, and the Xiamen government has been trying to get them back for many years.

I have contacted some descendants of homeowners, but their families are very big, a few people agree, and most people disagree (and don't care about money), so they can only stay idle.

This may remain the case. There are no ghosts or anything. I work next door to the house.

Villa appearance

6. Netizen-Xia Han

In fact, there are not many stories: the villa was taken over by the government after liberation and then managed by Xiamen Hotel. The reason why it was labeled as "Regal" was because the hotel had a joint venture with foreign businessmen to operate "Regal Seafood Restaurant" and was later rented by Kyushu Group.

Because the descendants of the owners are scattered and have different opinions, the recovery of the villa has been put on hold. There were no businesses or residents in the fire, so there were no casualties.

Some information about this villa was found in the "Tianyancha" system: the query information shows that Huyuan Road 14 was once a real seafood restaurant, registered in 1985, and named as Xiamen Hotel Regal Seafood Restaurant, which belonged to the catering service department of Building 3 of the former Xiamen Hotel.

Screenshot from Sky Eye Inspection System

Legal representative of the restaurant: Li Sibin

The other four key personnel: Cai (Vice Chairman), Tan Dinghui (Vice Chairman), Wang Zuoyun (Deputy General Manager) and Yang (General Manager).

Type of enterprise: limited liability company (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and domestic cooperation)

Registered capital: 200,000 USD.

Scope of business: seafood, local dishes; Operating fast food, western food, bars, sales department and car service.

Judging from the above registration information, it was quite extravagant to run a western-style bar car service in the 1980 s, and the word "rich" on the front door was absolutely deserved.

I also got another message from the "Eye of the Sky" system:

After Huyuan Road 14, I also did catering, RTV and KTV services. 1August, 996 14, which belongs to Xiamen Kyushu Xinghe industrial co., ltd. ..

Screenshot from Sky Eye Inspection System

Legal Representative: Yan Ming.

Main members: Yan Ming (executive director, general manager) and Gao (supervisor)

Enterprise type: limited liability company

Registered capital: 2.3 million yuan.

Business scope: 1, chemical raw materials, mineral products, Wujinjiaodian, department stores, textiles, arts and crafts (excluding gold and silver jewelry), interior decoration materials, metal materials, electrical machinery and equipment, petroleum and products, daily necessities, beverages, tobacco and alcohol wholesale and retail (retail); 2, catering and RTV, KTV services.

Huyuan Road 14, also known as "Friends Garden", is a haunted Xiamen "Friends Garden".

According to reliable information on the Internet, Huyuan Road 14 was originally a villa built by Chen You Sanjian, so it is also called "Friends Garden". The former villa was magnificent, with a garden-like courtyard outside. A fire at the beginning of this century led to the abandonment of the "Friendship Garden".

Regal Villa past lives: Refer to the villas around Regal atNo. Huyuan Road 14, the completion time of Yuan Gai Lou atNo. Huyuan Road 18, Deng Jiaxuan at Shentian Road, Xingyayuan at Shentian Road, South Gong Yuan Road 1, No.3, No.7, No.9 and related information collected on the Internet.

No.0/4, Huyuan Road, Xiamen City

1. In the 1930s, an overseas Chinese named Chen Yousan responded to the call of the state and built this villa at Huyuan Road 14, so the villa was originally named "Friends Garden".

2. After liberation, the villa was taken over by the government and then managed by Xiamen Hotel.

3. 1985, Xiamen Hotel and foreign businessmen jointly established Xiamen Hotel Regal Seafood Restaurant, and the domineering word "Regal" hung in front of Huyuan Road 14.

4. 1996, Huyuan Road 14 was leased by Kyushu Group, and Xiamen Kyushu Xinghe Industrial Co., Ltd. was established.

5. After the death of the original owner of the villa, the descendants were abroad, scattered and disagreed. Xiamen government wants to take back the villa and put it on hold.

No one knows the true truth of that strange fire in those years. It's just that this vacant and deserted villa is not haunted or haunted. It's just a rumor spread by passers-by